Tripso Weekend/October 21, 2007
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Tripso Columns
Ditch these travel double standards
No business, except maybe politics, is as two-faced as travel. There’s one set of rules for us, the customers. And there’s another set for them: the airlines, car rental companies, hotels and travel agencies. Christopher Elliott says it’s time we fought back. (Christopher Elliott)
A lost reservation in the rain forest
Hotels.com confirms a rate of $140 a night at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in Panama for Donna Katos, but when she checks in, the resort doesn’t have a reservation for her and insists she pay nearly double her rate. She pays, hoping to get things sorted out when she returns to the States, but things aren’t getting sorted out. Is she out of luck? (Christopher Elliott)
Some hotels may have very spirited guests
Hotel guests typically check out when their stay is over. But a few overstay their welcome by years, decades - even centuries. Amy Bradley-Hole shares some spooky stories about her favorite haunted hotels. (Amy Bradley-Hole)
Bugs on a plane
Insects are a fact of life, and while they aren’t normally a factor in the airline industry, every once in a while they manage to stow away on an airplane. Once discovered in the cabin, the creepy crawlies can cause anything from mild alarm to an all-out swatting party. James Wysong tells some funny stories about bugs on planes and issues some warnings about pesticides. (James Wysong)
Piggyback your way to cruise savings
Buying a cruise can be complicated with so many choices and pricing options, so how do you score the lowest fare possible? If you’re flexible, you can take advantage of a great little-known program that allows you to “piggyback” your way to cruise savings. Anita Dunham-Potter tells how. (Anita Dunham-Potter)
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This week in travel
Hotels strive to keep the noise level down
Thin walls, loud neighbors, partiers and construction banging have ticked off almost anyone who has stayed in a hotel. Noise was the top complaint (ahead of room cleanliness) in the annual North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Survey of 47,634 travelers recently released by J.D. Power and Associates.
Most fake bombs missed by screeners
Security screeners at two of the nation’s busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% of tests last year.
TSA changes headwear screening policy
Air passengers will no longer have to remove bulky headwear such as turbans at screening checkpoints if doing so makes them uncomfortable.
U.S. airlines set passenger record
More than 72 million passengers flew on U.S. airlines in July, a record number for one month, according to a government tally released Monday.
Airbus delivers the first A380
Airbus finally delivered its first A380 superjumbo jet Monday as the European planemaker tries to rebound from a string of legal and technical troubles.
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